Ctenomys pilarensis

J. R. Contreras, 1993

Pilar Tuco-tuco

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Ctenomyidae
Genus : Ctenomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Contreras, J.R. 1993. Una nueva especie de roedor excavador del género Ctenomys procedente del Paraguay Oriental (Rodentia, Octodontinae, Ctenomyinae). Descripción preliminar. Resúmenes VI Congreso Iberoamericano de Conservación y Zoología de Vertebrados (Santa Cruz, Bolivia):44-46.

Original name as described

Ctenomys pilarensis

Type material

CFA-MA-11970

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Pilar, [Ñeembucú], Paraguay."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Paraguay

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001352

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Names and synonyms

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Ctenomys pilarensis

J. R. Contreras, 1993

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

pilarensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-11970

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Santa Cruz (Bolivia)

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136289/22195989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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